Thomas deew massee



Jan. 2, 1923.

T. D. MASSEE.

BASKET.-

FILED 1uLY1.'1922.

Patented Jan. 2, 1923.

UNITED STATES THOMAS DREW MAssEE, or MACON, esonera;

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Application led July 1, 1922. Serial No. 572,215.

T0 all whom t may concern,

Be it known that I, THOMAS D. Massen, a citizen ol the United States, and resident of Macon, in the county of Bibb and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baskets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in baskets of the type used for shipping fruit and vegetables and the object of the invention is to provide improved and economical means for securely holding together the cover and body portions of a basket orn this type.

@ther objects of the invention, as well as the particular construction, combination and arrangement oi part-s, will be more readily understood from the following description and accompanying drawings, wherein- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a basket constructed in accordance with myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side view of the basket showing one ot the retaining cleats and handle loops forming part oit the means for securing the cover and body portions oit the basket together.

Fig. i3, is a view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Figs. 4c and 5 are sectional views taken through the body and cover portions of the basket and illustrating a wire fastening means constituting an important part of the present invention; and

Figs. 6 and '7 are views similar to Figs. 4: and 5, illustrating a modified form of wire fastening means.

Referring more particularly to the draw ino-s 5 designates the body portion of a `basket which is provided, at its upper edge,

with a suitably reinforced rim 6. The cover member, designated generally at 7, is formed of a rim or hoop 8 and a plurality of slats 9 which extend across the said rim or hoop and are securely held thereto as indicated at 10.

The said body member 5 is further provided with two diametrically opposite handle loops 11, extending upwardly therefrom and receiving the ends ofi a fastening cleat 12 overlying the cover part 7.

)it points intermediate the handle loops 11. the body member 5 and cover 7 are further secured together by a pair of diametrically opposite wire `:tastening devices designated generally by the numerals 1B and le.

ln the preferred t'orins shown in Figs. 4L and 5, eac-h oi' vsaid :fastening devices comprises a single length of wire 15 having ts lower end directed inwardly through the body rim 6 and then bent upwardly to lie against the inner' side of said rim, as indicated at 16.

,At an intermediate poi the wire is thenv against the inner side of the rim as indicated at 151. In this form, the vertical portion of the wire lying outside oi the rims 6 and 8 is adapted to be bent inwardly and downwardly over the said rim 8 as indicated at 15C by dotted lines in VFig. 6.

Having thus fully described my invention, it will be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the exact details of construction and arrangement ot parts herein disclosed, but reserve the right to resort to such modifications as may be later found desirable, provided, ot course, that the same come within the scope and spirit of the appended claims.

What l claim as my invention is:

1. A basket comprising a body portion provided with a rim, a cover portion provided with a rim 'tor overlying the rim of the body portion and means for securing said poiltions together including a single strand of wire having its lower end anchored to the body rim with an intermediate portion of the wire passing between the opposing edges of the rims and the upper portion of the wire "formed into a hook overlying the cover rim in embracing engagement therewith.

2. A method for Securing together the cover and body portions oi. a basket consisting in passing the ends oiE a single length of wire in opposite directions through the said portions and bending the oppositely direct'- ed ends into hook torni.

8. A method oit securing together the body and cover portions oii a basket consisting in passing the lower end or a single length of wire through the body portion adjacent the upper edge of the latter, bending the said end of the wire upwardly toward the said edge, bending the wire at an intermediate point to provide an offset' passing 'inwardly across the upward edge of the body member and underlying the cover portion and then signature.

THOMAS DREW MASSEE. 

